Op-ed: Congress must act for seniors to avert long-term care pharmacy crisis

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky takes great pride in caring for our seniors and aging adults. Every day, across the commonwealth, thousands of dedicated healthcare professionals deliver high-quality, compassionate care to our loved ones at nearly 300 nursing homes, assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities.

Op-ed: Support long-term care pharmacies to keep our seniors safe and healthy

By Bryan Posthumus | Published November 6, 2025 Seniors in Michigan rely on long-term care (LTC) pharmacies to manage the complexity of their medical needs. Averaging 12-14 medications daily, patients need the reliable and specialized services offered by LTC pharmacies. Nowhere is this more important than in Michigan’s rural areas, where nearly 20,000 seniors on […]

Op-ed: Rivero Reacts to LTC Patient Threats from Biden’s ‘Inflation Reduction Act’

Touts ‘Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act’ as short-term solution By Steve Kirwan, November 4, 2025 Long-term healthcare patients are facing an impending crisis due to the price locks created by Joe Biden’s signature legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act. In a textbook example of the law of unintended consequences, the very protections that Biden […]

New Report Demonstrates Worsening Impact of Medicare Part D Negotiated Drug Prices on Long-Term Care Pharmacies and the Vulnerable Seniors They Serve

Harbinger of deepening long-term care crisis in 2026 unless Congress swiftly passes essential LTC Pharmacy Fix Washington, D.C. — The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the national voice for the long-term care (LTC) pharmacy sector, today released the Economic Impact of Medicare Part D Negotiated Drug Prices on Long-Term Care Pharmacy Economics, with analytics performed […]

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Pharmacy Community Stands Together to Protect Seniors and Prevent a Long-Term Care Crisis

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), representing the nation’s long-term care pharmacies, the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), representing pharmacists and pharmacies dedicated to managing medications for older adults and medically complex patients, and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), representing community pharmacists nationwide, stand united in support of immediate action—whether through legislation or […]

Rep. Beth Van Duyne: Congress can save seniors’ access to medications before it’s too late

Seniors in nursing homes across the country depend on round-the-clock care and medications, perhaps more than any other American patient population. In turn, the nursing homes and assisted living facilities that care for them depend on a small number of specialized long-term care (LTC) pharmacies to ensure their patients have access to the prescription meds they need.

Bill Aims to Offset Reimbursement Losses for Long-Term Care Pharmacies Catering to Nursing Homes

Starting in January, falling prices for costly drugs may strain long-term care pharmacies, but proposed legislation backed by advocacy groups aims to subsidize some of this loss. And nursing home advocacy groups are among those urging Congress to pass the Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act.

Drug pricing policy could jeopardize long-term care pharmacies, leaders contend

Senior living and care leaders have joined a coalition calling attention to a policy fix they say would address unintended consequences of Medicare Part D price negotiations that could shutter long-term care pharmacies.